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Posted by Zelda on 23 Jul 2008

Whatever Happened To Immigrants Learning English?

Mayor Bloomberg has ordered the city’s agencies to provide language assistance in six foreign languages.

On Tuesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ordered the city’s more than 100 agencies to provide language assistance in six foreign languages: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Italian and French Creole. The order requires, for the first time, that the agencies follow the same standard when providing translation and interpretation to New Yorkers who do not speak English.

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The order requires that agencies translate essential public documents, pamphlets and forms in the six languages. But its reach is broader, as it allows for the use of a telephone-based service that can link immigrants with interpreters who speak Urdu, Hindi, Arabic and dozens of others less-common languages.

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Immigration advocates and some elected officials have tried for more than 10 years to get the city to provide language assistance to non-English speaking New Yorkers, with limited success. In 2001, a federal judge approved a settlement through which the city agreed to make available Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic copies of food stamp applications in welfare offices around New York, as well as translation of these documents into languages spoken by at least 100 clients who use any given office.

New York is a left wing city. And many well to do New Yorkers think nothing of electing Democrats.

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Posted by Zelda on 21 Jul 2008

Muslim Advertising on NYC Subways

An Islamic group plans to place pro-Islamic advertising on the New York City subways for the purpose of explaining Islam. However, the group’s leader, Siraj Wahhaj, has terrorist ties.

The group says its mission is to explain the true nature of Islam to non-Muslims who believe the religion is bent on acts of violence - but Siraj Wahhaj, the inflammatory imam who appears in a promotional YouTube video for the project, has defended convicted bomb-plotters and called the FBI and CIA the “real terrorists.”

US Attorney Mary Jo White even named Wahhaj one of 170 unindicted co-conspirators in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the thwarted plan to blow up a slew of buildings.

“In time, this so-called democracy will crumble, and there will be nothing, and the only thing that will remain will be Islam,” Wahhaj said in one of his sermons.

The stark, black-and-white ads of the Subway Project promote Islam with the goals of clearing up long-held misconceptions about the faith and reaching out to those interested in becoming Muslim, according to the Islamic Circle of North America, the group behind the campaign.

Here’s more background on the Islamic Circle of North America.

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Posted by Zelda on 21 Jul 2008

Nude Dining and Yoga In NYC

What is it with people wanting to expose themselves? Personally, I prefer that my private parts remain private. But not everyone thinks that way.

The au naturel look is catching on at city restaurants, a Midtown yoga club and even a stand-up comedy joint.

“We’re just more comfortable nude,” said John Ordover, who rents city eateries for dinner parties with a strict dress code - no clothes allowed.

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About 50 diners - whose motto is “no hot soup” - regularly turn up for Ordover’s monthly meals held at venues including the Mercantile Grill on Pearl Street and Pete’s Downtown in Brooklyn.

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At a Midtown studio called the Phoenix Temple, twice-weekly yoga classes also are really encouraging participants to expose their inner selves.

“I had such a transformative experience on my own when I did yoga naked rather than clothed,” said Naked Yoga NYC teacher Isis Phoenix. “I wanted to share that.”

The classes have about 10 devotees who have to obey two rules - leave your clothes behind, and bring your own mat.

“We are reclaiming and celebrating our bodies,” said Phoenix, who starts each class with a disrobing ceremony.

Whatever happened to just celebrating your body with your spouse in your home or a hotel? Also, I’m curious as to what these exhibitionists really look like in the buff. My guess is that they’re not the most attractive, and that they do this kind of thing to try and feel better about themselves.

What do you guys think?

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Posted by Zelda on 19 Jul 2008

Get Ready For The Obama Coronation

Top anchors from See-B.S., ABC and NBC will be joining the Obamessiah on his trip to Afghanistan, the Middle East and Europe.

Lara Logan, chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, has landed the coveted first interview with Barack Obama while he’s abroad, according to sources familiar with the arrangements.

Logan is to interview Obama on Sunday in Afghanistan, where he landed Saturday and then visited U.S. troops in three locations.

Parts of the interview will be seen on “Face the Nation” if the conversation occurs in time, then on “Evening News” on Sunday, and “The Early Show” and the “CBS Evening News” on Monday.

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In addition, Katie Couric will interview Obama on Tuesday in a country that the campaign does not want named for security reasons, then will anchor “Evening News” from there.

The two lead-off interviews on the highly anticipated trip will bring huge attention to CBS News, where executives are thrilled to be in the spotlight after their bad luck with presidential debates during the primary season.

Charles Gibson of ABC’s “World News” is scheduled for an Obama interview on Wednesday, and Brian Williams of “NBC Nightly News” will go Thursday.

Where were these people when John McCain visited Iraq?

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Posted by Zelda on 19 Jul 2008

Al Gore Strikes Again!

Apparently, former Vice President Al Gore doesn’t think we’re paying enough for oil.

“The idea that we can drill our way out of this is just so absurd,” he said, comparing the push for offshore oil drilling — which has gained popularity and put environmentalists on the defense — to dealing with a hangover by having another drink.

“The defenders of the status quo are the ones who have dug us into this hole,” he said, commenting that Americans have been “so often fooled into finding a remedy for a problem” that has nothing to do with the problem at hand — pointing to the invasion of Iraq when America was attacked by terrorists in Afghanistan as an example.

“The engines of distraction and the great concentrated power of communication that you’ve seen turned on this issue or that issue is already hard at work,” he says. “They will say we can’t switch away from oil.”

“We have to switch our electricity generation system,” he says, noting that changing transportation fuels will take longer, before reiterating his plan to ensure that “100 percent of our electricity [comes] from renewable sources and carbon-constrained fuels over the next 10 years.”

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Posted by Zelda on 19 Jul 2008

Texas Tells World Court To Piss Off

To their credit, they’re going to give that illegal alien gang rapist Jose Medellin the needle on August 5.

Mexico and the The Hague were in a snit because Medellin and about 50 other beasts were not given the chance to speak with a Mexican Consulate official, per the Vienna Convention. Whorehey Bush tried to order Texas to comply with the Hague. But Texas refused, and the case went to the Supreme Court, who luckily, ruled in favor of Texas.

But now that Medellin’s date with the needle is fast approaching, Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) recently put forth legislation to deal with the Supreme Court’s ruling. Notice how it’s always the Democrats that want to protect vicious killers and kow tow to corrupt Third World countries? Also, do you notice how the Times is trying to generate sympathy for this Medellin beast by showing a huge picture of his elderly grandmother?

Anyway, moving along…Here’s a great bitchslapping of the World Court from an ordinary American.

July 17, 2008

The World Court, The Hague, Netherlands

Gentlemen of the Court:

We are in receipt of your ruling dated July 16, 2008, in which your deliberative body “ordered” the United States to stay the execution of five brutal killers from Mexico until their dossiers can be reviewed.

With all due respect, gentlemen, no authority on this planet is entitled to “order” the United States, or any of the several states, to do anything.

Unlike the limp-wrist wusses that have all but destroyed Europe, we Americans believe in the rule of law, the death penalty, and justice for vermin like Jose Medellin who is scheduled to vacate planet Earth on August 5, 2008.

Mr. Medellin is the sub-human thug who took part in the gang rape and murder of two teenage girls 15 years ago. Over the past fifteen years, his case has been reviewed and appealed several times.

US President George W. Bush mistakenly ordered the State of Texas to review Medellin’s case, following the World Court ruling of 2004.

This issue made it all the way to the he United States Supreme Court, where the final court of authority in these great United States overruled the president, clearing the way for the execution on August 5.

No further review, appeal, or stalling will be tolerated. Jose Medellin will be put to death by lethal injection, a procedure that involves approximately the same pain as one suffers when getting a flu shot.

Many American believe that Medellin should suffer at least slightly for the brutal disregard he had for the dignity and lives of those young girls fifteen years ago.

But, alas, liberalism has reared its ugly head stateside, and we are prohibited from allowing full justice to be exacted.

Because of humanitarian concerns, I have made a slight concession with regard to Jose Medellin.

Specifically, I have written President Bush and Texas Governor Perry and have “ordered” them to return Medellin’s remains to Mexico for further review.

There will be a nominal-handling fee collected from the authorities in Mexico before Medellin’s remains are released.

As always, we appreciate the input of the World Court on these matters. Your rulings are rich fodder for late-night comedians here.

Sincerely,

John W Lillpop
Ordinary American Citizen

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Posted by Zelda on 19 Jul 2008

Guess Who’s Honoring Ted Kennedy

It’s the government of Mexico, for his defense of “immigrant” rights.

Mexico announced Friday it will award Kennedy the Aguila Azteca, the highest honor the government can bestow on foreign dignitaries.

Kennedy will be presented with a sash in Washington, according to an announcement published by Mexico’s federal registry.

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Posted by Zelda on 19 Jul 2008

Senate Votes To Triple Spending For Africa

They’ve done this to give more money to programs for treating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

The 80-16 vote committed America to spending up to $48 billion over the next five years for the most ambitious foreign public health program ever launched by the America.

The legislation would replace and expand the current $15 billion act that President Bush championed in a State of the Union address and Congress passed in 2003. That act expires at the end of September.

In a statement, Mr. Bush said that when the program was launched in 2003, about 50,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa were receiving anti-retroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS. Today, the program supports lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment for more than 1.7 million people around the world, he said. It also has supported treatment and prevention programs that have helped HIV-positive women give birth to nearly 200,000 infants who are HIV-free.

Uh, whatever happened to using good old DDT?

As for AIDS, what good will all that extra money do if those chronically tumescent men there refuse to either keep their pants zipped up, or wear condoms. Now lest you think that’s a gross generalization, keep in mind that Africa’s population has the highest growth rate in the world. What on earth is the logic of people living in awful conditions constantly having sex, passing on the AIDS virus, and then having more children when they can’t even care for the ones they already have?

Here’s one Irish writer’s very politically incorrect view of the situation in Africa.

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Posted by Zelda on 17 Jul 2008

S&M Barbie

Get a load of Black Canary Barbie! This doll is being marketed to children.

Now guys, would you ever get something like this for your daughters? At this rate, we’ll have pre-teen girls begging their parents to let them dress like this.

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Posted by Zelda on 16 Jul 2008

Fan Mail From An Obama Supporter

Occasionally I get messages from readers who email me via this blog’s “Contact Me” form. They sometimes want to exchange links, or in the case of the Lorne Baxter video, they’ll ask me for the code to put up the video on their own sites. But sometimes, crazy Obama supporters use the “Contact Me” form to give me a piece of their minds, and to defend their beloved messiah.

Just the other day, I received one such message criticizing Republicans for focusing exclusively on G-d, guns and patriotism. So I wrote this person back asking him what problem he had with G-d, guns and patriotism. Here’s his response:

You’re simply proof that just because you have your own website, and can spew out simplistic ideologic talking points, doesn’t mean you have
a semblance of intelligence. If you look at Obama’s speeches, his voting record, his passion for dignity in public service, and his incredible AMERICAN story, you would feel really stupid and ashamed for questioning Obama’s patriotism. First off, that is simply not true that he refuses to salute the flag, just because there is one video circulating on youtube of him without his hand over his heart doesn’t mean that he refuses to. Have you put your hand over your heart every single time you have ever heard the pledge of allegiance or national anthem in your entire life? You would be lying if you said yes? Would you bet your life on it? I know I haven’t — does that make me an American hater as well? Grow up — seriously!

Have you read any of his books? Do you actually know any facts, or do
you just reiterate what Limbaugh and Hannity say? Is forgoing a ritzy
and wealthy future in corporate law, to go work as a community organizer (making crappy pay) in Chicago, not patriotic. Is passing the first ethics reform in over a decade in the Senate not patriotic. How about expanding healthcare to hundrends of thousands of children in IL? Is that not patriotic? How about having the judgement and courage to oppose the Iraq War, which we all know was a disasterous blunder by the Bush Administration, from the very start? Is that not patriotic? So according to you patriotism is wearing a fucking flag pin, never forgetting to put your hand on your heart for the national anthem or pledge of allegiance, and then pissing on your own country when it comes to healthcare, foreign policy and our energy crisis. No, darling, patriotism is something that is etched into action — not words. It’s something you do — not say. And it is never as easy as wearing some stupid pin or saluting the flag. That’s about as good as some italian mobster who kills innocent people and then goes to church on Sunday. You may express your patriotism, but Obama lives it.

And by the way, what you think as liberal is has now moved to the center. If you don’t believe me, just wait until November. People are
fed up with the republicans. They’re fed up with 50 million people without health insurance, and McCain’s solution is for the market to handle it. They’re pissed off that Bush let Osama Bin Laden and the
Taliban go, and instead opted to invade Iraq –a sovereign nation that had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11. These are facts dear. They
can’t be reputed. No WMD’s were found, and no connection to 9/11 or
the Taliban were found. Even Bush admitted this. You keep trying to
convince people that Obama is anti-american, because you may has well
be trying to convince them that $4 and $5 a gallon for gas isn’t too bad, and that spending $10 billion in a month in Iraq indefinitely isn’t bad either — cuz that’s what McCain is offering. It’s a disgraceful extension of the politics of fear that have divided this country for the past 7 years. If you want to preach against Obama, do it so on facts, and on issues. Not on guilt by associations or things that are simply not true. If you aren’t willing to do that, which would presume you aren’t — then you’re just acknowledging what everybody in the U.S. knows is true — that republicans can’t win on the issues anymore, because the vast majority of Americans have shifted to the left, after 7 years of Bush. The only way you can win is by smearing a candidate, by calling him unpatriotic, by lying to the American people and bringing up any other insignificant aspect of Obama’s life. Anything but facts and issues.

First off, what is it with Obama supporters being so long winded?

Anyway, let me try and address this arrogance and nutiness once and for all.

First off, I don’t feel stupid and ashamed in the least for questioning Obama’s patriotism. Are there people who don’t put their hands on their hearts for the national anthem out of ignorance? Certainly. But Barack Obama is running for position of Commander in Chief of our military. So he’d damn well better know the protocol. But considering that he spent 20 years attending a church with an America hating pastor, I think it’s obvious that Obama has let his true colors slip by refusing to salute our flag.

He’s nothing but a Jesse Jackson clone. The only difference is being that Obama speaks English, whereas Jackson speaks Ebonics. But I digress…

Also, notice how liberals say we should focus on the “real issues,” whenever a politicians unsavory, associations are revealed. In other words, it doesn’t matter if a presidential candidate has close ties to domestic, Middle Eastern and African terrorists. The only thing that matters to these people, is having their leaders play Robin Hood.

And finally, no liberal diatribe would be complete without the usual rants of Bush lied, there were no WMD’s in Iraq. Saddam Hussein had no connection to Al Qaeda, we’re paying too much for gas, blah, blah, blah.

Mr. Moonbat conveniently ignores the fact that 550 tons of uranium were recently found in Iraq. In terms of oil prices going through the roof, again, we have the Democrats, and their environmentalist minions who care more about pellicans and polar bears than human beings, to blame for that.

End of rant!

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